Only the tribe of Levi thou shall not number, neither shall thou take the sum of them among the sons of Israel,

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

Number the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families. Thou shall number them, every male from a month old and upward.

And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,

but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things. Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint for them each one to his service and to his burden,

Command the sons of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every man who has an issue, and whoever is unclean about life.

but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of LORD,

Say to them, As I live, says LORD, surely as ye have spoken in my ears, so will I do to you.

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took,

and put fire in them, and put incense upon them before LORD tomorrow. And it shall be that the man whom LORD chooses, he [is] holy. Ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

And Moses said to Korah, Hear now, ye sons of Levi.

and that he has brought thee near, and all thy brothers the sons of Levi with thee? And ye seek the priesthood also?

And thou shall write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

And thy brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that they may be joined to thee, and minister to thee, but thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tent of the testimony.

And to the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting.

And LORD said to Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a standard. And it shall come to pass, that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.

And the donkey said to Balaam, Am not I thy donkey, upon which thou have ridden all thy life long to this day? Was I ever accustomed to do so to thee? And he said, No.

And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this?

These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath begat Amram.

And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.